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2018 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Biestek v. Berryhill

139 S. Ct. 1148 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 2480

The record

Term
2018
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
17-1184
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
139 S. Ct. 1148
LEXIS citation
2019 U.S. LEXIS 2480

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Biestek v. Berryhill.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Brett KavanaughMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Neil GorsuchDissent

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